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Found 1 definition: melanosis.

Pos: Noun

[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun melanosis has 1 senses

melanosis(n = noun.state) melanism - a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin);
is a kind of disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder

[CIDE DICTIONARY]

melanosis, [NL., fr. Gr. a growing black, fr. me`las, me`lanos, black.].

The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors. [1913 Webster]

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

melanosis, n.
1 = MELANISM.
2 a disorder in the body's production of melanin.

Derivative:
melanotic adj.

Etymology:
mod.L f. Gk (as MELANIN)